{"id":1250,"date":"2020-03-11T04:54:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T04:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2023-04-05T10:58:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:58:32","slug":"evolution-aerospace-3d-printing-methods-materials-patents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sagaciousresearch.com\/blog\/evolution-aerospace-3d-printing-methods-materials-patents","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Aerospace 3D Printing \u2013 Methods, Materials & Patents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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3D printing (or additive manufacturing) plays a significant role in the evolution of aerospace industry by strengthening materials, lowering weight of components and streamlining designs<\/a><\/strong>. The aerospace industry has various commercial, military and industrial applications, and is comprised of departments that deal with the design, manufacture, operations and maintenance of aircrafts or spacecrafts. Notably, the airline industry was among the first advocates of 3D printing technology. The world\u2019s first 3D printed aircraft was designed at the University of Southampton. Later in 2016, RUAG (Swiss Technology Group of Aerospace) designed a lightweight and highly stable antenna (used in sentinel satellite) using 3D printing that was another remarkable achievement in the aerospace industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s have a quick peek at the impact of 3D printing\nin some of the most celebrated cases in this field:<\/p>\n\n\n\n